"Samuel Ringgold Ward (October 17, 1817 - c. 1866) was an African American who escaped enslavement to become an abolitionist, newspaper editor and Congregational minister." -Wikipedia.
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I don't think there's any chance that we're related, but what a cool guy all the same. I learned about him using this fun website.
I also learned that there was a contestant named JoAnna Ward on one of the Survivors seasons. Not very cool.
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